THE LONG AWAITED FIRST PROJECT.....

Well, here it is, the long awaited first project. A simple panty/storage area. I had problems with not having enough wood, then I got the wrong size screws, and I haven’t told yall about when I started assembly.

Wellllllll…...I finnaly got the wood I needed (or so I thought), the screws I needed, and began assembly. I put together the shelfs, and attached them to the legs. WELL, a moment of clarity hit me and I figured that I had better see if I can get this monster into the hole before I get to far into it and low and behold, it didn’t fit. SOOOOOOO, now I had to disassemble the thing and then put it into the hole and assemble it there. I went to find the level so I could make sure it was level, and guess what, it was nowhere to be found. So I eye-balled it and got it done. All three shelfs frames installed and the wife (pink handcuff girl) got home from work and reminded of where I left it, in our bedroom while hanging pictures….my bad. I went and checked the level of the shelf and it was dead on from my eye-balling…..OH I’M GOOD…yea right, luck is more like it.

A few days later, I got the plywood out of the shed and started to cut to fit when I realized that I only had enough plywood for 2 full shelfs…..hmmmmmm. I laid the lower shelf in and realized that I had measured for 3/4in plywood and I had 1/2in….so now I have an uneven base…grrrrr. My wife thinks its great but I am disappointed, I made way to many mistakes….lack of planning, not checking tools, not checking materials…..oh well.

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A simple panty/storage area. I had problems with not having enough wood, then I got the wrong size screws,

I’m sure once it’s loaded up with panties, the wood and the screws will take care of themselves… ;)

Congratulations on your first project! Mistakes? They’re only disappointing if you make them more than once, and don’t take the lessons that they offer. As time goes on, the mistakes will be fewer and farther between… at least that’s what I keep telling my novice self. :)

You need to stay away from Home depot now, cus that’s how it all starts. Next thing you know your basment will be full of cool tools. That shelf is a one of a kind work of art. Now that you have joined us on this sight you have to attack another project and keep us posted.

There’s nothing like scoring points with the “Cuffer” to keep you on her good side. I’ve learned over the years that unless you tell others about the errors most people will never know, unless they can be found in every project. Good job.

Just for the record…no he did not call for advice or instructions. If he had, I would have made it much more complicated than that. It would have given me a great excuse to make the drive back home (I’m sure he would have needed help.) Given his limited experience, I think he did a pretty good job for someone whose prior experience with wood is that it is normally on fire before he gets there. I need to get him to expand his joint making catalog; of course you have to start somewhere. I am fairly confident that if happens to fall down….he will see the practical application of those “pink handcuffs”